Bowling Best Figures Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MJ Hoggard	18.3	5	61	7	3.29	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
Harbhajan Singh	30.0	3	87	7	2.90	India	3	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
A Kumble	54.0	13	131	6	2.42	India	1	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
MJ Hoggard	34.0	2	144	5	4.23	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
SP Jones	13.1	3	39	4	2.96	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
A Flintoff	19.0	6	44	4	2.31	England	1	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
SP Jones	15.3	3	47	4	3.03	England	1	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
A Flintoff	31.1	7	79	4	2.53	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
MJ Hoggard	20.0	4	56	3	2.80	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
MJ Hoggard	23.0	8	58	3	2.52	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
Z Khan	27.0	7	64	3	2.37	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
IK Pathan	31.0	7	72	3	2.32	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
A Flintoff	22.0	4	72	3	3.27	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
A Kumble	34.4	7	82	3	2.36	India	3	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
AG Cremer	9.0	-	86	3	9.55	Zimbabwe	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	4 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
SJ Harmison	28.0	3	91	3	3.25	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
AF Giles	35.0	3	105	3	3.00	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
AG Cremer	26.5	4	106	3	3.95	Zimbabwe	2	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
SP Jones	9.3	4	15	2	1.57	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
M Kartik	14.0	6	17	2	1.21	India	3	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
Harbhajan Singh	16.0	5	39	2	2.43	India	3	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
AF Giles	15.0	2	39	2	2.60	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
A Flintoff	18.0	1	46	2	2.55	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
A Flintoff	13.0	2	46	2	3.53	England	3	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
A Flintoff	15.0	2	47	2	3.13	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
Harbhajan Singh	21.3	6	54	2	2.51	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
MJ Hoggard	19.0	3	58	2	3.05	England	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
A Flintoff	16.0	2	59	2	3.68	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
SJ Harmison	16.0	2	59	2	3.68	England	3	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
SJ Harmison	19.0	4	62	2	3.26	England	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
A Flintoff	23.0	5	66	2	2.86	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
AF Giles	27.4	8	69	2	2.49	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
HH Streak	20.0	1	78	2	3.90	Zimbabwe	2	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
MJ Hoggard	32.0	7	87	2	2.71	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
JM Anderson	28.0	3	117	2	4.17	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
Harbhajan Singh	44.4	9	127	2	2.84	India	1	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
AF Giles	6.0	1	12	1	2.00	England	1	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
SC Ganguly	9.0	3	14	1	1.55	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
AF Giles	5.0	-	24	1	4.80	England	4	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
AF Giles	8.1	-	25	1	3.06	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
MP Vaughan	10.0	2	29	1	2.90	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
SP Jones	14.0	4	36	1	2.57	England	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
MJ Hoggard	12.0	2	38	1	3.16	England	3	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
A Flintoff	14.0	5	38	1	2.71	England	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
SP Jones	16.0	4	39	1	2.43	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
SC Ganguly	12.0	2	45	1	3.75	India	1	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
MJ Hoggard	10.0	-	46	1	4.60	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
MJ Hoggard	14.0	2	51	1	3.64	England	3	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
SJ Harmison	19.0	3	55	1	2.89	England	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
MJ Hoggard	18.0	4	64	1	3.55	England	1	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
SP Jones	18.0	-	69	1	3.83	England	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
SP Jones	19.0	2	74	1	3.89	England	3	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
A Kumble	30.0	6	76	1	2.53	India	1	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
A Flintoff	30.1	8	77	1	2.55	England	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
SP Jones	18.0	1	81	1	4.50	England	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
AF Giles	19.0	1	84	1	4.42	England	4	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
SJ Harmison	25.0	2	88	1	3.52	England	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
E Chigumbura	25.0	1	97	1	3.88	Zimbabwe	2	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
CB Mpofu	21.0	1	110	1	5.23	Zimbabwe	2	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]